The tendency towards authoritarianism, the flagrant disregard for painstakingly agreed rules and conventions of international order, the denigration of human rights across wide and dispersed geographies, and the seeming inability of those tasked with preventing these to do so has meant
Japan should not follow Western policy on Myanmar: Diplomat op-ed May 27 06:00 am JST May 27 | 06:42 am JST TOKYO
Japan should play a bridging role to Myanmar s junta rather than following the Western policy of regime change, said a senior official at the Japan-Myanmar Association, which has strong ties with Myanmar s military. I argue that Japan must position itself as a bridge between the Tatmadaw and the United States and other democratic countries rather than blindly aligning itself with the Western policy of regime change, Yusuke Watanabe, the association s secretary general, said in an opinion piece for the Diplomat magazine.
The Japan-Myanmar Association is a private group Yusuke Watanabe s father and politician Hideo Watanabe launched to rally support for the wave of Japan s investment in the Southeast Asian country. The association includes retired government bureaucrats and business executives and members of big Japanese companies.
"Leveraging its decades-long economic cooperation, Japan can now directly work with the Tatmadaw to reverse Chinas geoeconomic influence," Watanabe added, also warning of Russia s growing influence in Myanmar.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should play a bridging role to Myanmar s junta rather than following the Western policy of regime change, said a senior official at the Japan-Myanmar Association, which has strong ties with Myanmar s military. I argue that Japan must position itself as a bridge between the Tatmadaw and the United States and other democratic countries rather than blindly aligning itself with the Western policy of regime change, Yusuke Watanabe, the association s secretary general, said in an opinion piece https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/on-myanmar-japan-must-lead-by-example for the Diplomat magazine. The Japan-Myanmar Association is a private group Yusuke Watanabe s father and politician Hideo Watanabe launched to rally support for the wave of Japan s investment in the Southeast Asian country. The association includes retired government bureaucrats and business executives and members of big Japanese companies. A former cabinet minister Hideo Watanabe has long been Tokyo s point m